2023 will be historic for rugby. The year will see Chile competing on the grandest stage of them all for the first time. Los Cóndores will debut at the Rugby World Cup against Japan in Toulouse on September 10. They also face Samoa, England and Argentina. The first three matches have never happened before while Chile vs Argentina will be the first South American battle in Rugby World Cup history.
Chile’s pathway to qualifying for the World Cup was tied in heavily to Selknam. The Chilean professional team reached the final of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) 2022. The competition enabled the players to be the best prepared Chileans ever and they went on to eliminate the USA with a win over the Eagles in Denver.
Super Rugby Americas 2023 is Chile’s vital preparation process for the Rugby World Cup. The bulk of the roster will come from Selknam and players will be in competition with one-another to make the final roster for the World Cup.
Selknam’s roster for Super Rugby Americas 2023 is entirely Chilean. This matches the policy of Peñarol, both Chile and Uruguay are right into World Cup mode.
There are players back from overseas on the Selknam roster. Augusto Bohme is back from Major League Rugby, Nicolás Herreros returns from Spain and Pablo Casas is back from Portugal. Another is Pablo Huete who previously played in the Top 14 and in New Zealand.
Selknam will begin Super Rugby Americas 2023 in Santiago. The Chileans play host to the American Raptors on February 18 and Los Pampas one week later. They have a bye in round three before hitting the road for the first time.
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SELKNAM
LOOSEHEAD PROP
Norman Aguayo
Javier Carrasco
Mauricio Gómez
Vittorio Lastra
Salvador Lues
HOOKER
Augusto Böhme
Jorge Delgado
Simón Donoso
Tomás Dussaillant
Diego Escobar
TIGHTHEAD PROP
Lucas Bordigoni
Ignacio González
Iñaki Gurruchaga
Esteban Inostroza
Marco López
SECOND ROW
Javier Eissmann
Pablo Huete
Andrés Kuzmanic
Santiago Pedrero
Clemente Saavedra
Bruno Saez
BACK ROW
Franco Costantino
Santiago Edwards
Alfonso Escobar
Raimundo Martínez
Joaquín Milesi
Thomas Orchard
Ignacio Silva
Ernesto Tchimino
SCRUMHALF
Lukas Carvallo
Nicolás Herreros
Marcelo Torrealba
Benjamín Videla
FLYHALF
Rodrigo Fernández
Francisco Urroz
Diego Warnken
CENTER
Clemente Armstrong
Matías Garafulic
José Ignacio Larenas
Domingo Saavedra
WING
Pablo Casas
Cristobál Game
Nicolás Garafulic
Gaspar Moltedo
FULLBACK
Luca Strabucchi
Santiago Videla